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Actor Akshay
Radhakrishnan's Dog Meet the Pet Fosters of Bengaluru
Veeran to 'Debut' in Qalb Being a foster parent is never easy, someone to adopt him and give him

but many large hearted people in the kind of love he needs. Letting
athinettam Padi East Bengaluru do it, knowing that him go will be tough, but the purpose
Pactor Akshay they are setting themselves up for of fostering is to prevent animals
Radhakrishnan’s pet heart break. But they will always from becoming strays and homeless.”
dog Veeran is set choose heart break than see an
to feature in Shane animal suffer alone on the streets. Most people took in puppies during
Nigam-starrer Qalb. When Ashwin Pethi come across the lockdown. Now that offi ces have
Akshay is excited Layla who was hit and run by a car, started functioning, many pets have
that Veeran is set he took her in and nursed her back been abandoned. Saad Pasha, vice
to make his ‘debut’. to health. But soon it was time to president of FluffyNut Foundation,
On using Veeran in give her up for adoption. A week ago, says, “Foster parents are a godsend to

the film, Sajid, director of the fi lm, Brijesh Nambiar found Tyson at his strays and abandoned animals. After
says, “Akshay has trained Veeran, gate; he looked scared and hungry. a point, shelter homes become full.
so we expect it will be easy to shoot After some investigation, Nambiar, a Sometimes dogs also have a chance
with him. Usually trained dogs are resident of Wheeler Road, found that of getting infected here. So a foster
imported breeds, but it is nice that he Tyson had been abandoned by his home is safer and the need of the
is an Indian breed.” parents. He states, “We are looking for hour.”

World Animal Day: n the occasion of World Animal Day, actress Madhuri Dixit Nene and
Madhuri Dixit, Neetu Ohusband Dr Shriram Nene have urged people to make an effort to give
Kapoor, and other love and respect to animals. They tweeted saying, “This #WorldAnimalDay,
let's make an effort to give them the love, affection & respect they deserve."
Bollywood Celebs Apart from them Neetu Kapoor and other celebrities also took to their social
Support Their Pawsome media handles to urge people to join in a pledge to make the world a better
Friends place for these lovable creatures.

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